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Upper Austria was the first federal state to pass the 1000 crown death mark yesterday. Yesterday at 5 pm, the country’s crisis team reported exactly 1,021 Covid victims; we inform about it.
“These sad statistics relentlessly show how dangerous this virus is. The high death toll now must also shake the last few skeptics. Because behind these statistics there are not only numbers, but above all blows of fate and much suffering in families.” said the governor of Upper Austria. Thomas Stelzer (VP), who appealed again to comply with the protection measures of the wreath at Christmas.
Also the lieutenant governor, responsible for the health sector in the state government. Christine Haberlander (VP) called the death toll “a heartbreaking mark.” Everyone should now see how serious this disease is, Haberlander said.
38 percent in nursing homes
The deaths in Upper Austria include seven people who were not even 50 years old. Particularly affected, with a share of 38 percent of all deaths, are the nursing homes and retirement homes in which 390 residents have died of or with corona since the outbreak of the pandemic.
Upper Austria is not the federal state with the highest death rate per crown. In relation to the number of inhabitants, Styria leads with 72.6 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, ahead of Carinthia (63.8 per 100,000). According to the AGES Corona panel (at 2pm yesterday), Upper Austria’s value is 61.7 per 100,000, the Austrian average is 54.9 per 100,000.
On the contrary, the situation in Upper Austrian hospitals has eased somewhat in recent days. Last night, the crisis team registered 108 Covid intensive care patients. The country currently maintains a capacity of 150 Covid intensive care beds.
